Sentence examples for measures on increasing from inspiring English sources

In a special election on May 19, voters rejected a batch of measures on increasing taxes, borrowing funds and reapportioning state money that were designed to close a multibillion-dollar budget gap.

Relative cell number was measured based on increased absorbance at 490 nm.

Among the consultations announced today is one on employment status, and another on measures to increase transparency in the labor market — with the government committing to define 'working time' for flexible workers who find jobs through apps or online "so that they know when they should be being paid".

Housing measures must be focused on increasing supply Paul Dossett, a partner at consultancy Grant Thornton, said it was encouraging to see investment prioritised to support delivery of desperately needed new homes, particularly in those areas with the highest demand.

That pales in comparison with the $1.2 trillion that Mr. Obama would spend on measures to increase tax benefits for people on the middle and lower rungs of the ladder.

Before presenting his first budget proposal on Tuesday, Gov. James E. McGreevey promised to end the state's bad fiscal habits of excessive borrowing, profligate spending and reliance on one-time measures to increase state revenues.

A spokesman for the Treasury said: "The budget announced that the government would consult with charities on measures to increase the take-up of gift aid and maximise benefit received by the sector through this tax relief.

Conservation measures for bees often focus on increasing the diversity and abundance of floral resources.

Obama's proposals are cast as middle-class-centric – the president used the phrase 13 times while promoting the plan in a speech at a Democratic retreat on Thursday – but it will be hard for Republicans to accept measures to increase taxes on the wealthy, which are distinctly left-tinged.

Since the beginning of Syrian unrest, we have intensely pursued targeted financial measures to increase pressure on the Syrian regime.

She has pushed through measures to increase taxes on oil companies in addition to a $500 million subsidy to encourage construction of a pipeline that would tap trillions of cubic feet of natural gas beneath the North Slope.